Paul Bley & Scorpio

Paul Bley & Scorpio is an album by Paul Bley performing compositions by Annette Peacock and Carla Bley which was released by the Milestone label in 1973.[1][2][3]

Paul Bley & Scorpio
Studio album by
Paul Bley
Released1973
RecordedNovember 24, 1972
StudioAdvantage Studios, New York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length42:51
LabelMilestone MSP 9046
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Paul Bley chronology
Open, to Love
(1972)		 Paul Bley & Scorpio
(1973)		 Paul Bley/NHØP
(1973)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic reviewer Eugene Chadbourne noted that "This one is the album where he goes head over heels for the electric piano, and fans of jazz with that Fender Rhodes sound are going to want it ... Paul Bley sits at a bank of keyboards here, giving forth a passage on acoustic, then some chirping synthesizer, then some electric piano, and so forth ... Nothing seems to be happening on quite a bit of this record, since Bley is deep into his playing slow quest. A pity the electric piano conveys so much less of his personal musical feel, not that the instrument is incapable of it, just that Bley doesn't deliver. He also seems distracted by the banks of available keyboards".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Annette Peacock except where noted

  1. "El Cordobes" – 4:33
  2. "Capricorn" (Paul Bley) – 5:31
  3. "King Korn" (Carla Bley) – 4:55
  4. "Dreams" – 6:17
  5. "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) – 7:55
  6. "Gesture Without Plot" – 9:45
  7. "Ictus" (Carla Bley) – 4:05

Personnel

References
  1. Jazzdisco: Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 18, 2019
  2. Jazzlists: Milestone Records 9000 series discography accessed June 18, 2019
  3. Both Sides Now: Milestone Discography accessed June 18, 2019
  4. Chadbourne, Eugene. Paul Bley: Paul Bley & Scorpio – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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